neck lockn.2
/ˈnɛklɒk/, U.S. /ˈnɛkˌlɑk/ Wrestling. A form of stranglehold. Now also in similar sports and more generally: any disabling grip around the neck.
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armlock1841
hip throw1850
neck lock1876
breakfall1906
sutemi-waza1906
tomoe-nage1906
tsurikomi-goshi1906
uchimata1906
uki-goshi1906
uki-otoshi1906
ura-nage1906
corner throw1911
sumi-gaeshi1918
yoko-shiho-gatame1918
kesa-gatame1932
o-goshi1932
osaekomi-waza1932
seoi nage1932
take-down1939
harai goshi1941
osae-waza1941
tsukuri1941
uki-waza1941
body drop1948
tsurikomi-ashi1948
jigotai1950
kuzushi1950
tai-otoshi1950
tsugi ashi1950
hold-down1954
reaping1954
shime-waza1954
ude-garami1954
ude-gatame1954
uki-gatame1954
osotogari1956
shoulder throw1956
tsurikomi1956
ukemi1956
reap1968
1876 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 5 May 8/3 Every hold must be taken from in front, and no neck or head locks are allowed.
1906 T. Miyake & Y. Tani Game of Ju-Jitsu ix. 59 L may make direct opposition to the neck-lock in several ways.
1956 K. Tomiki Judo iii. 92 There are two methods of strangling, namely necklock and cheeklock.
1962 E. G. Bartlett Judo & Self-defence 56 The Single Wing Necklock... Stranglehold,..pass your left hand under his left armpit and up behind his head, so as to press his head forward.
1991 M. Pearce Mamur Zapt & Night of Dog (BNC) 97 He put a neck-lock on the youth he was holding and looked around for help.
1999 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 May (Friday Mag. Suppl.) 5/4 Staff who had countered attacks with physical contact to delicate parts of patients' bodies or by using neck locks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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